Nipah virus cases increasing in Kerala

By Around Odisha Bureau On Sep 5, 2021

Families wait to enter a children's hospital near hospital staff (R) wearing protective gear as a precautionary measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Beijing on March 31, 2020. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

Kerala, 5/9: The danger of Nipah virus also seems to be increasing among the cases of corona infection spreading rapidly in the country. In Kozhikode, Kerala, a 12-year-old child died due to the Nipah virus. The child was admitted to a private hospital after being infected with the Nipah virus, where he died on Sunday morning.

According to the information, after the condition of the 12-year-old child deteriorated, he was admitted to a private hospital in Kozhikode, where Nipah virus was confirmed in him. The child’s condition worsened at 5 am today and he died. After the news of the child’s death, all the people who came in contact with him are being identified and quarantined.